Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-15

since January 1st.
KANSAS has now but five unorgan-
lied counties, viz: Logan. Greely,
Grant, Kearney and Wallace.
THE crop of reunions for this fall is
immense almost as large and luXur-
liant as the crop of candidates.
THE syrup works at Sterling have
commenced work and will be kept rum
ming as long as the sorghum lasts.
a GOLD deposit is said to have been
found but few miles from Wheeling,
w. Va, The rock is said to show ten
ounces to the ton.
GENERAL BLACK says that if the
G. a. r. attempts to pursue partisan
course its power will be lost to it for
ever, and the very foundation of its
principles will be shaken.
DIR. POTTER, of Sterling, is adver-
vertising for wood choppers" He
says his timber is too thick and he
wants to thin it out. This sounds
rather queer from the heart of the
great American desert
THERE is a wonderful attraction
about the little village north of us
about now. Every day excursions,
consisting of buggy loads of gentle
men, mostly candidates, can be seen
pulling out for Hoisington. Verify,
the fun has commenced.
a SALT vein 100 feet thick is the
freshest thing for Kansas. 1t is re-
ported as having been found at Els
worth 1t is pure, rock salt, as fine as
any in the world, and if there is no
''razzoop" about the reported find, it
will be good thing for Ellsworth.
THE opening of the Kansas City EX-
position was to have occurred On the
10Th inst, but by request of a large
number of exhibitors who wished to
attend other fairs and could not make
ready for the Kansas City Exposition,
it was postponed until the 26th of
September.
OET1SIA1 11ClO OOOil 1OOC1hCO
at the land offices that hereafter par
ties desiring to make final proof in
timber culture cases will be required
to file notice of their intention with
the Register of the proper district land
office, and the same shall be published
in the same manner as in homestead
and pre-emption cases.
The new opera house that fell at
Wichita the other day will not be re-
built at present. The man who is erect
ing it has all his capital III real estate,
and it is an impossibility to borrow
money on real estate in Wichita now.
| This fact is momentous. Other towns
which have not had such cases of bOoms
can get real estate loans on city prop
erty.
THE drive we'll royalty collector will
soon be abroad in the land again. He
is now reported as far west as Indiana,
and is demanding that the farmer go
| down into his jeans and rake up SO
to pay to VIM. D. Andrew & Co., of
New York, us a royalty on each point
used. Rails are scarce in this country,
but two-by-four would do as well, and
coat of tar and feathers might fit
this kind of cattle pretty well if they
come out this way.
GREAT BEND is now being put be-
fore the world at large in il better
shape than she has been advertised
heretofore. The handsome maps of
the county and city and the complete
map of the State, showing all our
many geographical advantages and con-
else write up of our re, Ources, our
progress in the past and our future i'm
portance, are being distributed. Let
us all work together and the general
result that will follow Will be great
and glorious.
! ALTHOUGH "SOme flowers of Eden
we still inherit, the trail of the serpent
| is over them ALL In the summer
month just past we have had two or
ganiZations which have commanded
deep interest from our citizens. We
speak of the citizens band and the base
ball association. May the little clouds
which are now o'ershadOwing these two
organizations be swept away by the
breeze of prosperity, and may they
shine and echo forth once more in all
their pleasurable attractiveness.
THE Wichita Beacon does not paint
a very glowing picture of the Jail at
that place. There seems 10 be good
use for it, though, and, from all out
side accounts, the majority OF the